The Trailer for 'Breathe' Is Like a Sexed-Up 'Single White Female'

Take a sneak peek at the captivating French drama—only on ELLE.com

Mélanie Laurent's forthcoming drama Breathe, out September 11, stars newcomers Joséphine Japy and Lou de Laâge as a pair of codependent classmates whose relationship quickly defects to the dark side. Though the pair emit the same kind of kinetic and breathy nubility that captivated audiences in films such as Black Swan and Blue Is the Warmest Color, Breathe lingers longer in the murky space between friendship and fiefdom. "[Breathe is the] tale of a relationship that curdles into an anguished, increasingly vicious power struggle," the New York Times' Stephen Holden wrote of the official 2014 Cannes Film Festival selection in March. "Their emotions are so intense that watching Breathe, you may feel trapped inside the relationship that consumes them." Test your lung capacity by diving into the trailer, below: